unishaun
Pack Dog
May every year, I look to head out and do something for myself for my birthday. Be it hiking trip, a multi day cycle or a ADV ride, I'm just not big on traditional birthday celebrations and I enjoy getting away the the hustle and bustle. This year however, my Dad turned 60 (today actually, and I turned 35 last week), and I thought it would be nice to include him on a trip, 60 is one of those milestones after all. The weapons of choice were a XT660R and a XR650L, and the idea was to do no more than 350km per day where possible, and take it easy.
So Sunday the 14th May, with bikes packed we hit the road towards Calitzdorp for our first nights stop. From Cape Town, we rode the tar to Montagu, just of out town hitting the dirt going north making our way to Anysberg Nature Reserve. This was a good start to get my Dad ready for the days to come. The dirt from Montagu to to the gate of Anysberg was scenic, but non-technical. There was a bit of moisture about, with plenty of clouds in the distance, this made things a little slower as my Dad was still finding his feet in the dirt. He rides road bikes almost exclusively. Turning east into Anysberg, the roads got a little more spicy, with more twee spore, roads with a few rocky sections, and after the campsite we hit sand. This is where my Dad bought his first piece of land for the trip
. From there to the gate exiting Anysberg, it was pretty easy going, as was the case from the dirt section from the gate to Ladismith. The last stretch there was a fine drizzle in the air, meaning the tar pass into Calitzdorp was ridden cautiously. We finally made it to town where we joined @dw1 and visited for the evening.
TBC. There will be more pics, I see however that we did not take many on day 1
So Sunday the 14th May, with bikes packed we hit the road towards Calitzdorp for our first nights stop. From Cape Town, we rode the tar to Montagu, just of out town hitting the dirt going north making our way to Anysberg Nature Reserve. This was a good start to get my Dad ready for the days to come. The dirt from Montagu to to the gate of Anysberg was scenic, but non-technical. There was a bit of moisture about, with plenty of clouds in the distance, this made things a little slower as my Dad was still finding his feet in the dirt. He rides road bikes almost exclusively. Turning east into Anysberg, the roads got a little more spicy, with more twee spore, roads with a few rocky sections, and after the campsite we hit sand. This is where my Dad bought his first piece of land for the trip
. From there to the gate exiting Anysberg, it was pretty easy going, as was the case from the dirt section from the gate to Ladismith. The last stretch there was a fine drizzle in the air, meaning the tar pass into Calitzdorp was ridden cautiously. We finally made it to town where we joined @dw1 and visited for the evening. TBC. There will be more pics, I see however that we did not take many on day 1
